Sustainability Definition

Sustainability includes (but is not necessarily limited to) energy/resource management,
conservation and stewardship as affected by systems, campus culture, transportation,
the built environment, individual actions/behaviors, etc., for the long term benefit
of the environment.

Charge

Provide a university framework to coordinate & advise sustainability efforts on a
campus-wide basis.

Sponsor and guide the development of policies to increase and promote sustainability.
As noted in the MSU Vision Statement - sponsor “a comprehensive Campus Sustainability/Energy
Policy that includes guidelines for building energy conservation, new construction
criteria, water conservation, transportation, purchasing, and recycling, with the
goal of minimizing our impact on the environment…and…develop and implement an educational
outreach program…and…oversee a baseline inventory of campus energy consumption, benchmarked
against national and international standards, and establish meaningful timelines and
goals to optimize consumption.

Guide the development of a comprehensive plan (including proposed funding mechanisms
and institutional structure to guide implementation) to address the Governor’s 20x10
Initiative, the Presidents Climate Commitment, and other initiatives as appropriate.

Guide the development of a set of sustainability measures/indicators for the campus.

Guide the development of a communication strategy to promote, publicize and raise
awareness of MSU’s sustainability efforts, benefits and successes among campus, community
and statewide constituents.

Solicit and support the involvement of students and student organizations relative
to sustainability efforts undertaken by the Committee.

Advocate strategic planning for continued sustainability to MSU governance groups.

Guide coordination with university system and state government sustainability efforts.

Meetings

The Committee should meet monthly or as necessary to conduct the business of the Committee.

Meeting Notes

Coming Soon

Membership

It is intended that the Committee be comprised of representatives from a broad range
of campus constituents, appointed by the President from nominees submitted by the
respective organizations.

Chairperson – MSU Sustainability Liaison

Vice Chair - Facilities Services (Assistant Director/Utilities)

ASMSU (3) – (Chair of ASMSU Sustainability Committee + 2 Senators)

Faculty Senate (3) – (Academic/Science, Research, etc)

Professional Council (1)

Staff Senate (1)

Auxiliaries/Student Affairs/Residence Life (1)

City of Bozeman (1) – Enviro/Sustainability Coordinator

MSU Communications & Public Affairs (1)

Information Technology Center (1)

Extension Service (1)

Human Resources (1)

Facilities Services (1) - (Environmental Services Manager)

Facilities Planning Design & Construction (1)

Safety & Risk Management (1) - (Electronic Scrap Coordinator)

Member Responsibilities

Committee members are selected on the basis of the following: a) the specific responsibilities
related to their position (ex officio); b) their particular expertise, knowledge or
interest relating to the responsibilities of the committee, the campus in general;
and/or c) to represent the interests of a particular constituent group.

In addition to the active participation of each member, the responsibilities of Committee
members who represent a constituent group, and particularly those who represent an
MSU governance body, include the dissemination of appropriate, relevant and timely
information to their constituent groups, as well as the solicitation of constituent
group input regarding issues before for the Committee.

Voting Rights All members of the Committee have voting and proxy rights.

Appointed By

Appointed by the President from nominees submitted by the respective organizations.

Chair

Current -- Bruce Maxwell

Title -- Professor-PHD, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Appointed By -- President

Length of Term -- 3 Years

Advisory To

University President

Reports Due

Present an annual progress briefing to the President and the President’s Executive
Council regarding sustainability efforts.

Prepare a biennial “State of Campus Sustainability” Report for the President, the
President’s Executive Council and broad constituent circulation.

Committee Funding

The Committee shall guide efforts to seek funding to distribute in support of sustainability
efforts, e.g., collaboration with ASMSU to combine student funding with university
funding; some portion of potential savings from a university resource conservations
contract; federal and private grants, etc.